Egypt army meets to discuss presidential decree

July 08, 2012|Reuters

CAIRO, July 8 (Reuters) - Egypt's military council, whichhanded powers to an Islamist president last month, held anemergency meeting on Sunday to discuss a presidential decreeordering the dissolved parliament to reconvene, the state newsagency reported.

It said the meeting was headed by Field Marshal HusseinTantawi, who leads the council that had governed Egypt afterHosni Mubarak's overthrow last year. The council had dissolvedthe Islamist-led parliament based on a court order this month.